This is the Royal Lovers Stained Glass Display!

The model features a medieval couple standing in front of a gothic cathedral archway with an illuminated stained glass window behind them. I originally printed mine entirely in black PLA (other than the stained glass insert), and I was surprised by how good the silhouette effect looked. When the light shines through the stained glass, it creates a really cool scene that looks great as bookshelf decor, a book nook, or even a small nightlight.

I've also included a fully colored version for those of you willing to put in the extra print time. Personally, I still think the silhouette version is hard to beat, but both look fantastic.

The files include versions for both a standard LED tea light and the brighter plug-in LED puck lights.

Filament Used

Archway & Couple

Black PLA

Stained Glass Insert

Translucent Red PLA

Translucent Yellow PLA

Black PLA for the window lines

For my stained glass insert, I used:

Ziro Translucent Red PLA https://a.co/d/0auYiGVV

iBoss Translucent Yellow PLA https://a.co/d/0eu4JAHF

Print Settings

Archway 0.20mm Layer Height 2 Walls 8% Gyroid Infill Tree Supports On Slowed speeds down slightly

Bambu Lab A1

Approximately 100g filament Approximately 5 hours

Couple

0.20mm Layer Height 2 Walls 8% Gyroid Infill Tree Supports On

Bambu Lab A1

Approximately 72g filament Approximately 4 hours

Stained Glass Insert

0.20mm Layer Height 2 Walls 100% Infill Octagram Spiral Top Surface Pattern

The Octagram Spiral top surface pattern gives the stained glass a really cool texture when illuminated.

Bambu Lab A1

Approximately 50g filament Approximately 2.5 hours

Fully Colored Couple

Snapmaker U1

Approximately 211g filament Approximately 14 hours

Bambu Lab A1

Approximately 600g filament Approximately 1 day 16 hours

The fully colored version really shows the advantage of multi-head printers like the Snapmaker U1. That said, I still love the all-black silhouette version. It prints much faster, uses far less filament, and creates a beautiful stained glass effect when lit from behind. Of course, you can always paint the silhouette version yourself if you want the best of both worlds.

LED Lights I Used For the display shown in my photos, I used these LED lights:

Higher Quality White LED Puck Lights

https://a.co/d/067PnqC7

Budget RGB Option (Includes Remote)

If you print the stained glass using translucent filament, these RGB lights can create some really cool color-changing effects. They're not quite as bright as the white puck lights above, but they add a lot of customization.

https://a.co/d/0a10Unpo

Remote-Control LED Tea Lights

If you're printing the tea light version, these are the ones I used.

https://a.co/d/0accJvsN

Happy printing! -Christian, @CraftyKid3D